Peer Stories
Inspirational, informative and always insightful stories from people using their skills in 'unretirement'
"I feel rejuvenated by changing my role in the business"
Alan Morahan
Chief Commercial Officer, Punter Southall Aspire
"I always thought dog photography would be great to do as a business"
Nigel Wallace
Dog photographer
“It is important to get your first role while still working – it is an anchor for future roles.”
Estelle Clark
Founder Strategic Arrow and non-executive portfolio
"I am pretty busy and loving it"
Diana Cornish
"Breadth of experience is very important to look for a good board member"
Jan Babiak
Board and Committee Chair for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Bank of Montreal and BAI Communications; Former Managing Partner EY
"I've got plenty to do and it is such fun and continuous learning"
John Burbidge-King
CEO Interchange Solutions Ltd
"It gave me a voice and being a representative of the community"
Marilyn Devonish
Specialist remote working implementation consultant, expert in accelerated learning, mental health first aid trainer. certified photoreading instructor
"It was scary but very encouraging and a bit of recognition of my work"
Oliver Barnes
Former lawyer and artist
"Mentoring entrepreneurs builds a breath of business experience and could be useful for board roles"
Stuart Watson
Former partner EY and non-executive director, audit committee chair at Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System
"Self-publishing is hard but it is a dream for many people"
Douglas Adamson
Executive Chairman at Anthropods & Co Ltd, Chairman of the Trustees at Settle Stories and author of a Yorkshire trilogy